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100			_aKandpal, Prakash Chand _949664
245			_a Responding to Covid-19 pandemic: Policy and governance perspective to reverse migration in Uttarakhand
260			_aIndian Journal of Public Administration
300			_a70(4), Dec, 2024: p.688-703
520			_aThe coronavirus disease, commonly referred to as Covid-19, had engendered inadvertent and significant societal upheaval, widespread economic setbacks, and compelled the relocation of individuals on a global scale. Analogous repercussions have been witnessed in the context of India, notably exemplified by the mass exodus of migrant labourers from their designated areas of employment to their native regions, precipitated by a comprehensive governmental lockdown enacted to interrupt the transmission chain of Covid-19. This stringent lockdown exacerbated the plight of economically marginalised migrant workers, compelling them to endure financial precarity and minimal reserves while confined to their residences. Consequently, a substantial number of migrants, primarily employed in the informal sector, found themselves compelled to return to their ‘places of origin’ from their ‘places of destination’ as an imperative means of survival. The present article elucidates the characteristics and ramifications of this phenomenon of reverse migration, undertaking an evaluative analysis of India’s response to the challenges posed by reverse migration in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic. Special attention is directed towards the policy and governance dynamics, with a particular focus on the hilly state of Uttarakhand, India.- Reproduced https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00195561241248300
650			_aCovid-19, Lockdown, Migration, Revenue migration in Uttrakhand, Governance. _949665
773			_aIndian Journal of Public Administration
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